# Accident 19901007044209A: Cessna 152, Griswold, CT, October 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1990, 21:10 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4708M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4708M-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 430 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROP INDICATES POWER LOSS PRIOR DESCENDING INTO TREES. NR3 CYLINDER VALVE SPRING BROKEN. DARK NIGHT FOG IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA006), Oct 8, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4708M), Griswold, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A BROKEN EHAUST VALVE SPRING THAT RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN, AND FAILURE OF THE OCCUPANTS TO USE THEIR SHOULDER…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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